U.N. List Targets Firms Linked to Israeli Settlements

JOSEF FEDERMAN and JAMEY KEATEN / The Associated Press Feb 12, 2020 Over 100 companies are said to be complicit in violating Palestinian human rights by operating in the occupied West Bank. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Google’s New Android Wear Smartwatches Make Every Other Wearable Look Ugly and Dumb

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Mar 20, 2014 If Google and its hardware partners can deliver on the promise of their new wearable devices, then the war for the hottest new market in technology is already won. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Phonebloks and Motorola Team Up to Save the World From Disposable Gadgets

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Oct 30, 2013 If today's smartphones are super-powerful computers that cost $700, why do we throw them out every time they break a nail? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Motorola CEO: Advantages to Manufacturing in U.S. Outweigh Costs

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Sep 12, 2013 Showing off the Texas plant where his company's new flagship smartphone is assembled, Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside said, "It's a myth that you can't bring manufacturing here because it's too expensive." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Google Marries Motorola for Her Patents

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2011 Google just threw down $12.5 billion to buy Motorola Mobility and its 17,000 patents, giving the search giant some much needed ammunition in the phone wars. Google's top lawyer recently shamed Apple and Microsoft, saying they use patents to stifle competition. That was before Google bought the company that invented the mobile phone. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What We Have Here Is a Failure to Compensate

Staff / Truthdig Jul 24, 2011 At a time of record unemployment, American companies are increasingly exploiting the low-cost labor of 23 million Americans behind bars This means fewer jobs available for free citizens, which leads to more unemployment, which produces more crime (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Attack of the Monster Phones

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Sep 13, 2010 The smart-phone boom has produced a new breed of giant phone that makes Apple's offering seem tiny by comparison. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )